Proteas players in a huddle. Photo: Twitter @OfficialCSA
Twitter meltdown: How fans reacted to shock Proteas loss
Proteas fans have reacted angrily after waking up to the news on Sunday that South Africa had crashed out of the T20 World Cup.
Proteas players in a huddle. Photo: Twitter @OfficialCSA
The Netherlands sent the Proteas crashing out of the T20 World Cup on Sunday with a stunning 13-run victory in Adelaide.
Just a few days ago, South Africa were positioned as the only unbeaten team at the tournament and looked assured of qualifying for the semi-finals.
BREAKING: PROTEAS CRASH OUT OF T20 WORLD CUP AFTER SHOCK NETHERLANDS LOSS
Instead, disappointing defeats to Pakistan and the Netherlands saw them implode, while the team was also haunted by the rained out game against Zimbabwe that denied them an extra log point.
Understandably, Twitter went into meltdown on Sunday as many fans woke up to the shock news after the Proteas defeat.
After this result, Mark Boucher will eventually end his tenure as Proteas coach on a truly disappointing note.
Former Proteas all-rounder Lance Klusener is next expected to be named as South Africa’s new interim One-Day International (ODI) coach. Unnamed sources confirmed the news to The South African website on Friday, 4 November.
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The vacancy as Proteas ODI coach follows as a result of Mark Boucher’s decision in September to quit as national coach following the completion of the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Boucher was named as the new Mumbai Indians Indian Premier League (IPL) coach shortly after his announcement to step down from the South Africa job.
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On Thursday it was confirmed by Cricket South Africa (CSA) that Malibongwe Maketa would be the new interim Proteas Test coach.
Maketa, who is currently the South Africa ‘A’ coach and National Academy Lead, will take charge of the squad for their three-Test series against Australia in December 2022 and January 2023.
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At the time of publishing there has been no indication as to who may take over as T20 coach.
Boucher was national coach for all three formats of the game.
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Meanwhile, as reported previously by The South African website, Klusener stepped down from his role as Zimbabwe batting coach last month, just two weeks ahead of the start of their T20 World Cup campaign in Australia.
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Klusener had re-joined Zimbabwe’s coaching staff in March this year after previously serving as their batting coach between 2016 and 2018.
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Klusener, now 51, played 49 Tests and 171 ODIs for South Africa during his career.
